Seatronics Ltd, an Acteon company, has completed the start-up phase of its new office, workshop and warehouse facility in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The new base will support Seatronics Ltd’s activities such as sales, rental, engineering and cable molding. Staff at the new facility will handle t
The control unit is the “brain” of the wind turbine. It reacts immediately to the wind speed. In stormy weather it switches the turbine off if necessary, or immediately decides how the rotor blades need to be adjusted to achieve the best energy yield. Using a robust simulation system, researchers ar
The control unit is the “brain” of the wind turbine. It reacts immediately to the wind speed. In stormy weather it switches the turbine off if necessary, or immediately decides how the rotor blades need to be adjusted to achieve the best energy yield. Using a robust simulation system, researchers ar
Subsea companies across the UK are set to grow by 20% or more in 2013, with some companies anticipating more than 50% growth. A survey of Subsea UK members revealed that 100% of firms are predicting significant growth in the next 12 months. Almost half expect to grow by 30% and a third by more [&hel
AXYS Technologies Inc. (AXYS) announces that they have been contracted by the National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Taiwan to supply the WindSentinel™ wind resource assessment buoy. The purchase has been funded by a National Science Council grant under the Master Program of the National Science a
A new subsea oil and gas group, Harkand, chaired by oil and gas industry veteran Tom Ehret, is launching today with an ambition to grow to a turnover of $1 billion in the next five years. Following investment by Oaktree Capital Management in Iremis, Integrated Subsea Services (ISS) and their sister
The location of an underwater volcanic vent, marked by a low-lying plume of shimmering water, has been revealed by scientists at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton. Writing in the journal PLOS ONE the researchers describe how the vent, discovered in a remote region of the Southern Ocean,
A new report has been released by UK based marine energy consulting and engineering firm IT Power Limited, to help new companies assess the UK tidal energy market and understand how to develop a project in UK waters. The UK Tidal Energy Market Entry 2013 Report delivers essential insight into every
AW-Energy Ltd is a Finnish company developing the patented WaveRoller, which is the first device to utilize the well known form of ocean wave energy – the surge phenomenon. Recently, Memorandum of Understanding of cooperation in the energy sector between Chile and Finland was signed. The agreement i
Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission plc (SHE Transmission) has awarded MMT Sweden the HVDC cable re-route survey from Shetland to the Caithness landfall. SHE Transmission, which is part of the SSE Group, is planning to install a HVDC cable system between Shetland and Caithness, on the Scottish main
BP announced that it has reached an agreement with Maersk Drilling to develop conceptual engineering designs for a new breed of advanced technology offshore drilling rigs that will unlock the next frontier of deepwater oil and gas resources. The agreement is part of BP’s Project 20KTM, a multi-year
Soil Machine Dynamics Limited (SMD), world leading manufacturer of remote intervention equipment, and SeeByte, the global leader in creating smart software for unmanned maritime systems, have announced the successful integration of SeeTrack CoPilot to SMD’s work-class ROV system. “SMD’s work class R
Scientists have returned from a two-week survey to the north of New Zealand, near the Kermadec Islands, with photos and footage of new-to-science fish. In seven days of sampling, they took over 6500 photographs, and caught about 100 fish. They have discovered a new species of eelpout, and new record
Wild Well Control, Inc. announces that it is ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems certified. The ISO 9001:2008 certification is for worldwide emergency response for well control and containment, and non-emergency services for well control engineering, training, incident prevention and well-relat
